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LUCKNOw,...'ONTARIO, _THURSD
31st;,
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LAST PRAYER . MEETI••NG • AT 'OLD KIRK.
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Pictured aboveis the'old.frame
• Pic._ .-tu•
Church ": at'; South ;Kinloss,` de•
▪ molished almost forty ' years, ago
to make :, way: ;•for . the :present'
church.;;first house of worship
' was • a log church`' on. the. Gravel
Road, . built in 1856 and which
was replaced by the frame church
on the hill, :seven years later.
After : serving ;for almost half a
century 'the. frame,' .church• . was
'torn down,and in' the above 'pic-
ture,
icture, are those • who• attended' the
last afternoon prayer meeting be -
'LOGS
e
tore the work of demolition: com
. menced. •
of .d' distinguishable isti
N nguishaible in theP ic_
ture, but fromright.to. left, they
are; "Jack McDougall; Adam .Mc-
;Queen, Alex Beaton, '• Dan Mac-
Donald,, • Rev, Finlay MacLennan,
,Mrs. Nrm:an• Matheson; Mrs.
•Kenneth ` Cameron,' Mrs. Neil Me-
Kay,. Maggie .'Campbell,••: Sandy
McLeod, Mrs. Sandy., McLeod,
Mrs. Angus McKinnon, Mrs. John
McKinnon, Mrs. 'Neil MacDonald,
:Jim Henderson, ` Alex Nicholson,
John C. McKenzie,• Jim Fisher
'LOGS.' USED .PIONEER
ROAD 'MAKE 'LUMBER
George and Stewart Lavis have
obtained a' quantity of '.good' pine.
lumber 'from logs 'that- ; -are 90.'
years old or 'better. There :orig-
inal use was to build: a . "cord-'.
:' uroy , road" through the • ; long
swamp between Whitechurch and'
Lucknow, just''east. of Dickie's
FLEW WEST TO ATTEND
HIS FATHER'S. FUNERAL
!George ;Moncrief' of Amberley
left by plane for the West •Coast
last week upon learning of the
sudden death of his" father. Di•
ckie's
The logs were recoveredwhen
construction work was`'belin $ car-
ried
arried on ,to ' Widen •'the road and
prere: it. for ,hard-surfacin'g.'
The logs 'generally ' were well.
'preserved' !after almost a • century
:Underground. They • were. sawed
i• nto lumber at MacDonald's Saw-
mill in' Lucknow.
• TED:' BREWER .PRESENTED
GIFT BY ' BANK STAT E
Mr/ F G. '(Ted) .. Brewer, • ac-
• countant.on the local:staff of the:
Bank of Montreal for'' the past,
six years, concluded; hiss duties'_
here'. on FridaY Nanw.
d is .no, on
the Bank's Staff at Stratford.
On Friday afternoon after .the
office closed, the 'members of. the
staff met at . the home of •Mr. and -
Mrs. : C. • L. Smith to • ',present Ted,
with a gift prior to his :departure.,
Mr. Brewer's .successor is; Mr..
' rt. Bannister of CampPbe7lfor&
who assumed his duties here_ lasXt
week. The •Bannister family will
occupy ."the home to • 'be 'vacated
by the •' Brewer 'family, but will
not. move here. until the, close- of
• the, school term. - .
Reception.' Saturday? r iglit
A: dance: -'reception was held in
the Recreational Centre, on Sat
urday • evening' in honor of ' Mr.
and • Mrs: Lloyd Martin :Cassidy
(nee Mildred ' Weiler).. who Were
married that • morning 'in ' St.
Mary's Roman Catholic.''Chuirch:
.
SHED .•
•
NEARS OBJECTIVE •
•
A committee:•meeting Was' ' held
last week . with communityshed:
canvassers to review the progress
to 'date, and to •make plans for
the • setting up •of . a'shed commit-
tee. . .•
• S.ome: $1.300. has alreadybeen
suibsc;ibed and more -than $400
promised, assuring that •,the ob
jective ,will:: be . 'reached to take,
over the shed: from the 'United
Church 'and ..retain it as a com-
munity shed: The canvassers
were, requested to . complete their
work as soon • as possible
The Meeting decided. that ad-
nin istration_ a- thebe.
d-
be 'under a committee composed.
of the reeves of ` the ,municipali-
,, ties : • of Kinloss, Lucknow, . Ash=
field', and'' West Wawanosh, 'which
will :assure a permanent commit-
:. lee, and : that if at some future
date, the shed •is no longer 'regard-,
ed as essential, proceeds of its
ales will be distY'ibuted pro rata
to t
The . Commnity Shed will he
tax free and the Village of •Luck-•
now :will assume the caretaking!
of it and the providing ;of ,.free
light.
e. contributors.
C -. •aesarWhen
ea�n Saves � �•alf
Suf f erect: F'�
tal Ex ._
s.
Three- registered Holstein cat= - of straw was .,exceptionally deep
Ile fromth one
e noted herd of Lorne ,aS 't was expected that - of
Reid of Huron Township, were,
•
fatally burned on Friday' after-
• noon '.
about ;four clod A calf
o'clock.
delivered by Caesarean operation
after the .mother,had :been ��burri
ed' is alive and.,. ,
well. -
. The three • •'head lost' were.
.valued at albout` $5,00d and were
. enroute 'by; truck 'to the National
Holstein
sale at Oakville when
the straw in the truck took fire:,
' snout three
. , miles west •of Luck-
'
The atiimals.iiclude two bred
heifers, ' ole Lea New Year
Babe and Maple Lea Helen Loch-
inv'ax,, ' and • •a• calf, ;Maple Lea.
Grand Du.��e, .,.. ,
•'"' Duke: were. being
ti"ansp.orted, in'•
Cersoti s truck
from;:.) ery e,,'It
in tv sundamaged
the inferno
that cost the lives of the .cattle
which' were tied yin the ,'truck;
Waste deep inthe straw. The 'bed
'the heifers might freshen :before
reaching the sale,
The' unusual incident' occurred
near Orland Richard's on High,,
way.86'.•:Cause of 'the Tire ,is" un_'
certain. Smoke was noticed-com-
ing
oticed•com-inig from the truck as it 'passed
Andy Stein's yarn. ancl a few
rods farther' onthe straw burst
:into 'f ernes,. By the time. the oc
etipants of the truck Were aware
of what 'vva'snhapapening thecattle
w'clre �'
'fatal:l:, burned. xlhe calf
• •
was dead when taken : from the,
truck,.. and the two heifers so
badly ,burned -they had to be ode=
the barn on the 13icli=
stroyked: • In •
arae farm across fi;oni` the home
. `B. Cleland perform-
ed.
Dr, T.. a
;Caesarean operation' ed• a Caen on
Maple Lea' New Year „ Babe, to
•deliver a pull calif` that is, t`iriv- I.
ing.
Faway 7on Tuesdays May
22nd; Jot • .Penticton, B -.C; wheri
stricken. with. a. coronary thromri.-�
bosis.• The' funeral was at Pen
Ales �Vlaclnty
�cholarsfiip;
ticton •din ;Friday;
•Mr,: • Moncrief Is' survived by
his widow; two daughters and
five' sons, ,all of *whom reside in
the West With the' exception of
George..
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CAUGHT. BIG BROWN TROUT
Hugh Curring hooked ,a brown
troutn
o , Tuesday .evening„ that
made:: •fisherm .en's• -eYes pop.. It
was over 18• inches long and'tip-
ped .:the scales at k2 lbs.,: OA Oz.
This catch. is •proof 'that the re=
stocking of local. streams • is pay
ing .:off:
Hugh landed .theprize beauty
with an" old .• bamboo , pole and a
worm for b 't. He got• it "ip
town"..•
MARK` GOLDEN
WE6D
I.NG DAY
Mr. ` and Mrs. Alexander •. •Pur=
don were . •honored at • a • family
gathering on the 24th of. May that
Marked' their golden wedding an
niversary. A Sumptuous , wedding.
dinner was served :by Mrs; . Noble
Johnston. to -immediate members
of•:the family who later :sojourn
ed to the home'of Mr and• Mrs.
'George Tiffin where they' spent
the' .remainder of ' the day., The
actual date of . Mr... and :Mrs. ;Pur.
don's' anniversary Was, 'Tuesday,
May:. 22nd' . but the... event was-.
•more' conveniently. celebrated ori
the 24th.
Mr. • and Mrs. .Purdon _were
married at Whitechurch at the
• home of the bride's parents, Mr:
• and • Mrs. Hector. MacKay, on'
May, 22nd, 1901, aby the Rev. G..
M. Dunn ofWhitechurch Presby-
teriari Church. Their attendants
Were: the 'bride's sister, Sarah,
.Mrs, Jim Markle •ofHamilton and
the groom's cousin, E. J: Thorn
.017. St. l Telens.'
• Mrs. ' Purdon was formerly
Christena MacKay, one' of a'fam
rly_ of six girls_ �and..Lfi_ye._.-boys
all of whom are living,, Mr. Pur -
don, Who : is known'"as "Sandy''
to everyone, is ' a son of the late
Mr. and Mrs.. Ro'bert.' Purdon. Of;
the 'Purdon family of eight, three
are still living.
Mr:• and 'Mrs: Purdon ' well re:
call . their .honeymoon trip ,'by
or'se an. •uggy• o itc e 1,
where they .,,visited:• .relatives.
Theirwedding day ; was .bright,
and Aawarm, but. a 24th of May cel-
ebration which they .attended at
Mitchell was ' marred by, snow•
and. :rain.
Mr, and .Mrs. „Purdon took up,
farming on :the Purdon homestead
on the 12th Concession of Wawa -
nosh Where they continued to re-
side for ,about . 14 years untlrl
'estaiblishing `a hardware, flour 8i
feed ;.husinese at -Whitechurch`
which they • operated until four
years -ago, when..: they '.sold out to
:Fred Newman and, retirl• to
Lucknow to ,make, their. home...
.Purdon are ` en
.Ma'. •and Mrs
joying splendid health and: are.
youthful to. a .degree that belies.
theii age Mr .APurdon is 73 and
Sandy Was 72 earlier•
this!
Alex' Maclntyre, 21 -year-old
son..alf.•Mr. and 'Mra ` Archie Mac'
•
Intyre,.Second Concession, Kin
loss; and a third year student in
:medicine', at Totontq`•'University`;
has been awarded, an Oxford
scholarship ' valued "at $5,500
which entitles him to five years'
tuition at Oxford University,
England. He. 'will complete his
.course there : and receive . a B.A.
degree and 'a B.M. degree ,onT, the
completion. Alex will commence
his overseas scholarship .course'
with the commencement' :of the
Fall term..
This. Oxford • • scholarship• is
awarded primarily; for high ,,pca-.
(remit standing' in the first year
of the medical' course, but extra
curricular ,activities • are 'a requis-
ite: The scholarship .1s. avai'lable'
to one Canadian student • each
1ear. A. selection' board consist-
ing of :one representative from
each of the nine Canadian med-
ical school considers the stand-
ing ipf •the applicants., from each
Of • these Colleges and :•makes:"its
award. The representative from
the University of .Toronto• this.
year was Dean MavFarlane, a
former Rhodes' scholar from Sask-
•
atoon.
Alex has been • consistently a
top' ranking .student in his . stud-
ies. The •first'.'year. in . medicine
he stood; second• in a',class of' 160
students ' and to .,the 'first two
years of his'course• had the third
.highest ' aggregate. ' •
In sport; too,, he 'has been act-
ive. 'In' his first college year he
Won his "T" as a., member of the
Junior `tB" U. of T. hockey' club,
as: as.playing: on both the
medical rugby and : basketball
• . For two, 'years he has' .bee'n..`a
member. of the. • executive. for his
year, and' this. year' .was elected
president of his class. Alec's in.=
terests have been- varied in 'col-.
lege life . 'as he was a member
of the' Medical Debating'Club and
one of ;the .directors of the "Daf-
fodil Show", the highlight of the
year, the' annual medical show.
Recently hewas elected treastr-
•er of the Medical Society,' a stu-
dent administrative council .'• in
-charge of_all medical undergrad-
uate activities.
•
As: °a student in Lucknow• High
School, Alex led . his class each
year and :'in his final ,year was
awarded . for Grade XIII :prof i-
cency,= a. Carter .scholarship, a
Dominion ' - . Provincial': Bursary
an• •',t: a 11 ' o,
,arship. He was: disk active in ath-
letics in, his home : 'school •
They have .a, `family i'of ' four
daughters' and three sons, Mrs.
Cecil Falconer (Catherine), sof.
East Wawanosh; Mrs; Jack Mac
Intyr.e..(Florence.) of Winghani;
WM. . E. Purdon of Detroit; Mrs.
George) Tiffin (Isabel) of: Lang-,
•side;•Athol'of Winghar i and Hec-
tor''of ,Lucknow. 'There are nine-
teen grandchildren.
ine-teen.grand'children• and one great
grandchild.
• "Sandy and Tena" have a host
of friends in the district who join
4
�in i atulations
in extending cog and
best wishes.
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GRADUATES- WITH
B A
.S.
DEGREE
Step ,en Cleghorn 'Stothers was
one . of ' 178 graduates to' receive
his degree of Bachelor of Science
in ' Agriculture at the Ontario
'Agricultural College • convocation
in GuelphMay
'on , 22nd. T e
. ., •. ,•. .• he pre-
sentation :was inade.'by Dr. J. D.
MacLachlan, president , of t
' P
'Stev ion first • �r
w
e of 75
e
P$
in the Pioneer • Feed awards to
outstanding students ',aniirial
husbandry. He :also won. the $25,
prize awarded' by the Canadian
Feed 'Manufacturers' Association
to the 4th• year student standing
highest. in the subject 'of.,animal
nutrition."
Steve is also. ascholi • -.
sc ar sl p win
ner •and' Will, do ' post graduate
work at Lansing 'College, where
he ; will obtain his; Master's de-
gree. .:'
Steve is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. S. B. N°Stothers of Fergus,
who' plan to retire to Lucknow
When 1\41% Stothers completes his
service{ this fall with the Depart-
ran nt of Agricul ure as reprees
nt
tive.
arr
xford University
PRESENT -TEA SERVICE
' nan'neighbors h
HemlFrieockds Cidty schools • section ;
made the presentation of a silver
tea' service to Mr.. and Mrs.: Geo.
Moncrief, who recently moved; to
he••Amlberley district to the farm
which 'they • bought from Earl .
• Gibson.
PASS. EXAMINATIONS. AT
TORONTO COLLEGE
' Mr. : and Mrs. N.. E.e Bushell
have. ,received 9 .. word: that they ,
.have. passed their ,examinations at
the . College of Physiotherapy_
Toronto, which they have attend-
ed for the past' year;: Mrs:• Bushell
took honor standing and •received.
100 :percent in pathology.,
Mr. and Mrs:, Bushell were the ,.
first husband and ';wife to' attend:'
the college: •
TO JO1'N. SISTER•
N .. 1.N
.ENGLAND-
Mr.
`D �. 1V,
Mr. rand Mrs. T...J.•Salkeld 'ac
cornP anied' by Miss Ruth Ann
•Thompson:,of Waterdown, left on
Thursday by motor• for a trip 'to
the' West . Coast.. Miss Margaret
Salkeld, 'who .:is • teaching` at• D•un..•
can, B.C., on Vancouver Island, ;
will return with them at the close •-'
of, the school term: fpr a brief
visit here before, leaving' for' the
Old ;Country.
�,.
Margaret`spend `next'
,plans to
;;.year in 'England/under-the teach.
er exchange system, while • her
sister Helenconcludes her :; •Sec-
ond year in 'post -graduate • stud-
ies at •Roehampton Agricultural,
.College :in . England. •
Margaret •'sails from Montreal
on :July, 17th. on 'the. Ascania.
TAKERS
ER
CENSUS .S
START `• D
FRIDAY
'•' Commencing `on, Friday. of this
week, thousands' of .census takers •
from '.coast to oat will. com•
-
mence , the 9th decennial :"census
of the Dominion',af Canada. The
work will. be 'conducted" through- u h'
•
out the month 'by thousands o
--census* enumerators schooled : far /
the 'difficult task.:All are sworn, r. '
to secrecy, : and• the information
obtained is available to no other
person, bureau, ;'or department:
• Under the 'terms of the British
North: America Act the
. • Govern-
ment. of Canadawas required to
take' a eensis rn-..-i.87-1 ' and -e
tenth year thereafter
The census' will cover •every, ,
Man, woman and• child in •the
Dominion living 'at midnight „on.'
May 31st. •
Biat, .the 1951. census is more
than a. counting of noses. ",It is: a
national 'stock -taking• which, •in
addition to population statistics,
will . provide 'important facts arid. ;'
figures on Our, 'labor force, in-'
corse levels, housing,- business-.
ancl":far'•rr' conditions:. ' {
• ,Schools: _ Or..
instrucf, on .urFrz.
Held last week.. to • ••acquaint the
Enumerators • with the task ahead :
of thnm.:Th.eirs is a fob .that r;e
quires ; the ci operation' �` very •.,
individual, a it it' ... ,
is to
b>
e ca tied •
a
out with
dispatch and' a
p , d � eci.i acv.
, P.. A. Murray was •iii, 'charge
of the. school he'.d at 'Ii .c6rdine.. •
last week, Elriier Farrish of Car-
rie 'has a similar .•appointi ent. in
the "Wineskin district..
Enu'inerators 'in 'this' • vicinity
the as follows: 'Kinloss Township,'
J. R. Lane, .'Fraser MacKinnon
and George ' Tiffin; ,Lucknow,
'Willard Thompson;. Ashfield, Wit-,
fred Hackett,, Lorne .1/LacLcn.na'n, V
orae Johnston, Wm.' Tainan;'
Vest Wa a.
w nosh, Win: 1VIcCrostie,
John Foran,Wrn. Stewart; 'Huron, ..
Township; Mrs. Hazel Mcnonald ..
Lester, Ferguson, Sandy Macy'
Chia ales:' Ripley, Roy MacKenzi.re;
Culross, .M S. Campbell, Abel•:
'Donaldson. Vin: 0:, Keith. '
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